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    Middle and High School Faith Formation - February Newsletter

    2/4/2019

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    FEBRUARY  HIGHLIGHTS
    February 3: No Sunday classes (FCPS long weekend)
    February 6: No Wednesday Classes (Catechist Appreciation Event)
    February 10: Parent Meeting for parents of 2nd Year Confirmation Candidates
    February 16-17: ​High School Lock-In
    February 17: No Sunday Classes (President's Weekend)
    February 21: Questions of Faith: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
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    LOOKING AHEAD:
    March 6:
     Ash Wednesday - No Wednesday classes
    March 9-10: Parish Mission: Making Room for God
    March 17: Confirmation Name Form Due(2nd year only, Sunday classes)
    March 27: Confirmation Name Form Due (2nd year only, Wednesday classes)
    March 28: Questions of Faith: Is There a Conflict Between Science and Religion?

    Confirmation Parent Meeting
    Sunday, February 10, 7:45 - 8:45pm (in English, after the 6:30pm Mass) 
    For parents of 2nd Year Confirmation Candidates scheduled to receive the sacrament of Confirmation in the fall of 2019. At least one parent must attend. 
    Questions of Faith Speaker Series: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
    Thursday, February 21, 7:00 - 8:00pm
    ​At our second session of the Questions of Faith Speaker Series, Father Ramon will help students understand why a loving God would allow human suffering. Sign up HERE.
    Note: Students must attend 2 of the 4 sessions offered each year. See the complete calendar on the electronic sign-up and on the MSHS Calendar Page.
    Lenten Parish Mission
    Making Room for God:
    Decluttering and the Spiritual Life


    Saturday, March 9, 6 - 7:30pm

    (After the 5pm Mass. Includes dinner, speaker for adults, and activities for ages pre-K, K-6, and teens.)
    OR
    Sunday March 10, 10 - 11:30am
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    (After the 9am Mass. Includes breakfast, speaker for adults, and activities for ages pre-K, K-6, and teens)

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    ​This year's Lenten Parish Mission is designed to help parishioners of all ages "make room for God" in their lives. Families can attend on either Saturday evening after the 5pm Mass or Sunday morning after the 9am Mass.
    • Adults will enjoy guest speaker Mary Elizabeth Sperry, author of Making Room for God: Decluttering and the Spiritual Life, as she helps us explore the relationship between physical and spiritual clutter and offers practical tips for decluttering our lives.
    • Pre-K and K-6 Children will enjoy an age-appropriate activity that will help them learn to make room for God.
    • Teens will have an option to either volunteer to set up, serve, and clean-up the meal, or to participate in an activity that will help them clear what clutters their minds and hearts in order to make room for God. Note: Teens can sign up to volunteer on one date and participate at the other.
    Sign up to participate: Saturday, March 9
    Sign up to volunteer: Saturday, March 9
    Sign up to participate: Sunday, March 10
    Sign up to volunteer: Sunday, March 10
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    Service Projects 2018-19
    All MSHS students do a service project each year of their Confirmation preparation.
    • The First Year Student project is available HERE. 
    • The Second Year Student project is available HERE.
    Visit the Teen Volunteer Opportunities Page regularly to learn about ways to serve in the parish and with Good Shepherd community partners. 

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    ​Highlights include the Mardi Gras Celebration and the Parish Mission, with many more opportunities to come during Lent!
    YOUTH MINISTRY EVENTS
    Visit the Youth Ministry Pages for details on upcoming events for Middle and High Schoolers!
    February Highlight:
    • High School Lock-In: Saturday, February 16 - Sunday, February 17. Start with 5pm Mass on Saturday, followed by dinner, games, a sleep-over, and Sunday morning Pancake Breakfast. 
    Schedule of Youth Groups:
    • Middle School Youth Group - Wednesdays 6:15-7:15pm (when MSHS classes meet)
    • High School Youth Group - Sundays 4:30 - 6:30pm
    Contact Director of Youth Ministry, Miguel deAngel, m.deangel@gs-cc.org
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